cark|ing

cark|ing
cark|ing «KAHR kihng», adjective.
1. troublesome; worrying: »

Some carking care that would not be driven away (Dickens).

2. of persons: a) fretting; anxious. b) toiling. c) miserly.
cark´ing|ly, adverb.

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  • cark´ing|ly — cark|ing «KAHR kihng», adjective. 1. troublesome; worrying: »Some carking care that would not be driven away (Dickens). 2. of persons: a) fretting; anxious. b) toiling. c) miserly …   Useful english dictionary

  • Carking — Cark ing, a. Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Overcarking — O ver*cark ing ([=o] v[ e]r*k[aum]rk [i^]ng), a. Too anxious; too full of care. [Archaic] Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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